Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Hi Simon,

>I will probably keep the XT for the
>rest of my life :)

that says enough :)

> 
>However, it depends on what you're looking
>for in terms of sound. It's a special synth
>and if you're looking for a dance/trance/house
>crap (sorry i just can't help it) there are
>better alternatives.

Personally, I like more sound based techno stuff like Sven V\ufffdth, Adam 
Beyer, Der Dritte Raum, Anthony Rother, Dopplereffekt, \ufffdNN etc. 

OTOH, I like ambient tracks a lot, elektrolux stuff, spacenight, saafi 
brothers, sushi club etc. 

I\ufffdm looking for a box that gives me some non-typical VA pad sounds plus 
FX and some experimental stuff. I liked the Wavestation very much and 
Wavetablesynthesis seems to be very promising. 

The interface looks pretty cool, I like direct access to parameters

>I'm now thinking of getting a MicroQ KB because i was
>so impressed by Waldorf, although i think a new OS
>should have been released a long time ago ;)

From what I\ufffdve heard there will be a new OS at Musikmesse for the XT as 
well, v3.0 IIRC, with some new filters and stuff.

>But if you get one i suggest you take the 30 voices.

Since I already have some stuff around, the XT will do what it can do best, 
but not anything. Therefore, plus I would use a maximum of 3 voices 
anyway (FX limit, outputs), I think the 10 voice version will be ok. It sells 
for 899 Euro over here.

A special question : 

Since the XT has audio inputs, are these mono or stereo ? 

Would it be possible to use the XT engine for producing some pad with fx 
on the stereo out, while using another voice of it to filter signals from audio 
in thru the filters to the sub outs without fx ? Like using the XT as a synth 
and as an FX box at the same time ?



Later,

Oliver